It’s Hump Day, and a nice one at that. Here are some morning reads to distract you from the nice weather: Josh Sens reviews Boxing Room in Hayes Valley, Jonathan Kauffman reviews Red Tavern on Clement, Bon Ap finds the greatest wine glass you’ll ever drink from, some LA guy ate at every single Zagat restaurant … and more.

From the local scene:

Josh Sens reviews Boxing Room: “Hardly does a Southern mainstay get left out—or mistreated … The well-crafted cuisine, imported from a region that, for all its fame, is underrepresented in San Francisco restaurants, shines against a bright California backdrop. Even if you’ve suffered through a mournful workday, you leave Boxing Room in lighter spirits, a jazzy spring and rhythm in your step.” [San Francisco Magazine]

Jonathan Kauffman reviews Red Tavern, a Russian/Continental restaurant in the Richmond: “After two solid dinners that left me enthusiastic about the place and a third, punishingly mediocre one, I’d have to conclude that the food zigzags from the good to the odd, but the meal is rarely boring.” [SF Weekly]